Domestic firms play catch-up as Japan shifts to electric buses

As the global car market trends toward decarbonation, Japanese automakers are now struggling to regain lost ground in their ...

Japan hires overseas bus drivers amid labor pinch

Bus companies across Japan are hiring foreign workers to make up a massive upcoming driver shortfall. One woman from ...

On board Japan's fastest Level 4 self-driving bus in Miyagi Pref.

Trials of a Level 4 self-driving bus, capable of operating completely without a driver under certain conditions, have begun ...
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Japan's Dual Mode Vehicle is a Toyota bus that thinks it's a train

View post: Which Sedans Should Automakers Revive Now That the Segment Shows Promise? Waiting in line for a DMV sounds a lot more exciting in Japan than in the United States. The Asa Coast Railway ...
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Sapporo launches Japan's first overseas training program for foreign bus drivers

This photo shows how driver training is conducted abroad. (Photo courtesy of Tetra Shift) SAPPORO -- Facing a shortage of local bus drivers, the Sapporo Municipal Government has launched a new ...